Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-09-08


our candidates to the support Of these
measures in the next legislature.
o. The vigorous prosecution Of faithless
officials and those who have corrupted
them now being conducted by Democratic
Chicago Is a hopeful sign OF a reform OF
public morals and we believe the same
measure of justice visited upon bribery
in local boards should be visited upon the
same .olfcnse when committed In State
and National legislatures,
4 Wefavor such legislation by congress
as will make all corporations for purposes
of litigation, residents and citizens of the
State in which they do business.
8. We are opposed to all sumptuary leg.
islation and in favor Of the repeal OF the
present prohibitory liquor law, and the
substitution in its stead of local option
and carefully guarded license law with
minimum license fec of five hundred dol,
lars for the better control Of the liquor
traffic
.. We believe that railroad companies are
public corporations and therefore subjec,
to public control We demand such legis.
lation by congress and the State legisla.
tire rs will apply to State and interstate
transportation of freights and passengers
the principles of the Reagan bill, viz:
All rates shall be reasonable and shall
be made public.
No determinations against individuals
or localities No rebates or drawbacks.
The same charges for the same service to
all persons and no higher charge for a
less than for greater service.
Prohibition of pooling in every form.
Equal facilities and opportunities to all
shippers.
We oppose the free transportation OF
any aud favor the cheap transportation
of all We believe that the tirst.class
roads can profitably carry passengers at
two cents per mile and we demand law
restricting them to such a charge.
We are opposed to special tribunals for
the settlement OF railroad questions and
especially to such tribunals having power
to suspend the laws Of the land. We
therefore favor the abolition of all such
tribunals and believe that the ordinary
courts of the country should be vested
with full power to enforce the just obi.
cations of the companies and to award
adequate damages to persons injured by
their violation.
10. Every citizen Of the State is entitled
to vote and his vote should be as effective
as the vote Of any other citizen, We de.
nounco as in violation Of this inherent
right and as practical dslranchisemen
OF the majority of our people the In.
famous gerrymander made by the Repub.
llcans In the last general assembly by
which small minority of the people
were vested with full control Of the law
making power and we pledge our best en-
deavors to restore representation accord
ing to population and tho right Of the
majority to rule.
We cordially invite the cooperation
with W. Of all persons in accord with
these principles in our cndeayor to carry
them into effect.
Colonel G. ii. Mackey, OF Keokuk
county, n member Of the platform com.
mittce. asked vote on the following
substitute favored by the minority.
Recognizing the utter incificiency Of the
present so called prohibitory liquor law
and the paralyzing effects Of the same
upon the industrial and business interests
of our State, we demand repeal OF
the same and that stringent license law
be enacted in its stead having for its
object the raising Of revenue and giving
to municipal corporations full power and
authority to regulate and control the
traffic in intoxicating liquors as to them
may seem best and proper.
The substitute offered by Mr.. Mackey
was voted down. and the platform, as re,
ported, was adopted.
The two following resolutions were
adopted, but not as part Of the platform:
RI Resolved. That we favor such legisla-
ton as will grant to employees of corpora
tons liberty to buy of whom they please.
The system of .electing United States
Senators by the votes of legislative Assem-.
blies, offers opportunities for the im-
proper use of money in corrupting the
repr esentatives Of the people 1t com.
plicates National and State issues to the
extent that the popular vote Is not fully
expressed on State issues, and by filling
the Senate chamber with wealth instead
of craftsmanship, is becoming alarming
and filling the people with dissatisfaction.
We therefore favor such steps as can be
taken to transfer the cleo
ton of U. s. Senators to direct vote OF
the people.
= Under the rules the convention next
proceeded to the nomination of candida.
ties, the first being candidate for govern.
or Senator Cassatt presented the name OF
n. j. Anderson. of Marion county, and
Capt. G. w. Bell presented the name of
s. H.. Bcstow, Lucas county. A ballot
resulted in the nomination of Major
Anderson, the vote being as follows:
Anderson. 424 Bestow, 1865, and scatter
ing II.
Major Anderson, having been declared
the nominee, was loudly called for and
responded in a speech thanking the
convention. He closed with promise
that he would visit the people in the
counties and more fully present
to them the issues of this campaign be-
fore election day.
! Nominations for acknowledgement
then. followed. J. NJ Elder, OF Hancock,
and w. II, C. Jacques. Of Wapcllo,
being placed before the convention. The
bollot resulted: Elder. 311i: Jacques,
eS3l. and scattering z, Mr.. Elder was
declared nominated.
Inc nomination OF candidate lot
Judge of the Supreme Court was next In
order. Col. Tam presented the name Of
Hon. Chas. S Fogg, Of Guthrie, Daniel
+. Miller, of Lee, was also named
Horace Boies name was presented but
Withdrawn upon the statement of Black
Hawk county delegate that he would not
accept The ballot gave Mr.. Fogg 35l
votes; Mr.. Miller, 200 votes, and scattering
5 votes. Mr.. Fogg was declared the
nominee.
Prof. H. W. Sawyer, of Fremont
county, was nominated by reclamation
for the Office of superintendent of public
This completed the business Of the
convention. and it adjourned.
A DISPATCH from Munich, says King
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Kink Ludwig's attacks are becoming
stronger daily.
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